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Budget (Scotland) Act 2005

2005 asp 4

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 9th February 2005 and received Royal Assent on 17th March 2005

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision, for financial year 2005/06, for the use of resources by the Scottish Administration and certain bodies whose expenditure is payable out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund, for authorising the payment of sums out of the Fund and for the maximum amounts of borrowing by certain statutory bodies; to make provision, for financial year 2006/07, for authorising the payment of sums out of the Fund on a temporary basis; and for connected purposes.

Part 1SFinancial year 2005/06

Use of resourcesS

1The Scottish AdministrationS

(1)Resources other than accruing resources may, in financial year 2005/06, be used by the Scottish Administration for the purposes specified in column 1 of schedule 1—

(a)so far as the use of resources consists of incurring liability in respect of recoverable VAT, without limit as to amount, and

(b)in any other case, up to the amounts specified in the corresponding entries in column 2.

(2)Accruing resources of the types specified in column 3 of schedule 1 may, in financial year 2005/06, be used by the Scottish Administration for the purposes specified in the corresponding entries in column 1 up to the amounts specified in column 4.

(3)Accruing resources in respect of recoverable VAT may, in financial year 2005/06, be used, without limit as to amount, by the Scottish Administration for any purpose for which resources are authorised to be used by virtue of subsection (1).

(4)Accruing resources of the types specified in column 1 of each Part of schedule 2 may, in financial year 2005/06, be used by the Scottish Administration for the purposes specified in the corresponding entries in column 2 up to the overall amount specified at the end of that Part.

(5)Accruing resources authorised to be used by virtue of subsection (3) or (4) may be so used only through the part of the Scottish Administration through which they accrue.

(6)The Parts of schedule 2 set out the types of accruing resources, purposes and overall amounts by reference to the parts of the Scottish Administration through which the resources accrue and may be used.

(7)In this section, references to recoverable VAT are to value added tax in respect of which a claim for a refund may be made by the Scottish Administration under section 41(3) of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23).

2Direct-funded bodiesS

(1)Resources other than accruing resources may, in financial year 2005/06, be used by the direct-funded bodies mentioned in column 1 of schedule 3 for the purposes specified in that column—

(a)so far as the use of resources consists of incurring liability in respect of recoverable VAT, without limit as to amount, and

(b)in any other case, up to the amounts specified in the corresponding entries in column 2.

(2)Accruing resources of the types specified in column 3 of schedule 3 may, in financial year 2005/06, be used by those bodies for the purposes specified in the corresponding entries in column 1 up to the amounts specified in column 4.

(3)Accruing resources in respect of recoverable VAT may, in financial year 2005/06, be used, without limit as to amount, by any direct-funded body mentioned in column 1 of schedule 3 for any purpose for which resources are authorised to be used by that body by virtue of subsection (1).

(4)Accruing resources of the types specified in column 1 of each Part of schedule 4 may, in financial year 2005/06, be used by the direct-funded body to which that Part relates for the purposes specified in the corresponding entries in column 2 up to the overall amount specified at the end of that Part.

(5)In this section, references to recoverable VAT are to value added tax in respect of which a claim for a refund may be made by the direct-funded body concerned under section 41(3) of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23).

The Scottish Consolidated FundS

3Overall cash authorisationsS

For the purposes of section 4(2) of the 2000 Act, the overall cash authorisations for financial year 2005/06 are—

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4Contingencies: payments out of the FundS

(1)This section applies where, in financial year 2005/06, it is proposed to pay out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund under section 65(1)(c) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) for or in connection with expenditure of the Scottish Administration or a direct-funded body, a sum which does not fall within the overall cash authorisation specified in section 3 in relation to the Scottish Administration or, as the case may be, that body.

(2)The sum may be paid out of the Fund only if its payment is authorised by the Scottish Ministers.

(3)The Scottish Ministers may authorise payment only if they consider that—

(a)the payment is necessarily required in the public interest to meet urgent expenditure for a purpose falling within section 65(2) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), and

(b)it is not reasonably practicable, for reasons of urgency, to amend the overall cash authorisation by an order under section 7 of this Act.

(4)But the Scottish Ministers must not authorise payment of the sum if it would result in an excess of sums paid out of the Fund over sums paid into the Fund.

(5)The aggregate amount of the sums which the Scottish Ministers may authorise to be paid out of the Fund under this section must not exceed £50,000,000.

(6)Where the Scottish Ministers authorise a payment under this section they must, as soon as possible, lay before the Scottish Parliament a report setting out the circumstances of the authorisation and why they considered it to be necessary.

Borrowing by certain statutory bodiesS

5Borrowing by certain statutory bodiesS

In schedule 5, the amounts set out in column 2 are the amounts specified for financial year 2005/06 for the purposes of the enactments listed in the corresponding entries in column 1 (which make provision as to the net borrowing of the bodies mentioned in that column).

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6Emergency arrangements: overall cash authorisationsS

Part 3SMiscellaneous and supplementary

Budget revisionsS

7Amendment of this ActS

(1)The Scottish Ministers may by order made by statutory instrument amend—

(a)the amounts specified in section 3,

(b)schedules 1 to 5.

(2)No order may be made under subsection (1) unless a draft of it has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

SupplementaryS

8RepealS

Part 2 (financial year 2005/06) of the Budget (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 2) is repealed.

9InterpretationS

(1)References in this Act to “the 2000 Act” are references to the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 1).

(2)References in this Act to accruing resources in relation to the Scottish Administration or any direct-funded body are to such resources accruing to the Scottish Administration or, as the case may be, that body in financial year 2005/06.

(3)References in this Act to the direct-funded bodies are references to the bodies mentioned in section 3(b) to (e) of this Act; and references to a direct-funded body are references to any of those bodies.

(4)Except where otherwise expressly provided, expressions used in this Act and in the 2000 Act have the same meanings in this Act as they have in that Act.

10Short titleS

This Act may be cited as the Budget (Scotland) Act 2005.

SCHEDULE 1SThe Scottish Administration

(introduced by section 1)

Purpose

Amount of resources other than accruing resources

Type of accruing resources

Amount of accruing resources

1. For use by the Scottish Ministers (through the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department) on market support; support for agriculture in special areas including crofting communities; rural development, agri-environmental and farm woodland measures; compensation to sheep producers; animal health; agricultural education; advisory, research and development services; botanical and scientific services; assistance to production, marketing and processing; administration, land management and other agricultural services; assistance to the Scottish fisheries sector; fishery protection; other services including fisheries research and development and special services; natural heritage; environment protection; rural affairs; other environmental expenditure; flood prevention; coastal protection; air quality monitoring; loans to Scottish Water and other water grants (including the Water and Sewerage Charges Reduction scheme [F7and the Water Industry Commission] )

2. For use by the Scottish Ministers (through the Scottish Executive Development Department) on housing subsidies; Communities Scotland and financial support for Scottish Homes; new housing partnerships and community ownership; sponsorship of Energy Action Scotland; repayment of debt and any associated costs; other expenditure, contributions and grants relating to housing; departmental research and publicity and other central services; sites for [F10gypsies and travellers] ; residual grants to housing associations; grants for the Community Regeneration Fund and other services; other regeneration initiatives; other sundry services in connection with the environment; grants to voluntary organisations and other costs associated with the voluntary sector; expenditure relating to equality issues; regulation of charities; Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator; Scottish Building Standards Agency

3. For use by the Scottish Ministers (through the Scottish Executive Education Department) on schools; childcare; associated social work services including the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration, the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care and the Scottish Social Services Council; educational development; research and promotion; training and development of teachers; curriculum development; international and other educational services, including support for School Boards, training, research and educational technology; HM Inspectors of Education; sport; community education; support for the cultural heritage of Scotland, including the Gaelic language; tourism; arts, libraries, museums and galleries, including purchase grants; cultural activities and organisations; historic buildings and monuments (including administration); architecture; publicity; indemnities; administration; central government grants to non departmental public bodies and local authorities

4. For use by the Scottish Ministers (through the Scottish Executive Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department) on grant in aid for the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, the Scottish Further Education Funding Council [F15the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council] , Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise; funding for the Student Awards Agency for Scotland and related costs, including the Student Loan Scheme and the Graduate Endowment scheme; Regional Selective Assistance grants and sundry enterprise and lifelong learning related activities; telecommunications infrastructure; European Structural Fund grants to public corporations, non-departmental public bodies, local authorities and other bodies and organisations; roads, bridges and associated services, including the acquisition of land, lighting and road safety; assistance to local transport; support for transport services in the highlands and islands; piers and harbours; support for ferry services; grant aid to British Waterways Board in respect of Scotland's inland waterways; funding for rail services in Scotland; other expenditure relating to rail; provision for other transport services, grants and research expenditure; expenditure relating to Highlands and Islands Airports Limited and the privatisation of the Scottish Bus Group; support for bus services in Scotland; support for certain air services; transport-related and Piers and Harbours grants to local authorities and the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority; miscellaneous costs in relation to ports and harbours; payments to former members of Scottish Transport Group pension schemes; expenditure related to establishing and funding a Transport Agency; and support for concessionary fare schemes

Repayment of voted loans (capital) by Scottish Enterprise and Caledonian MacBrayne; the repayment of Student Loans; sale of property, land and equipment; repayment of loans by the Tay Bridge Joint Board and by Independent Piers and Harbours Trusts

5. For use by the Scottish Ministers (through the Scottish Executive Health Department) on hospital and community health services; family health services; community care; grants to local authorities and voluntary organisations; social care; welfare food; the Scottish Drugs Challenge Fund [F18Mental Health Tribunal][F19for Scotland] ; payments to the Skipton Fund; other health services

7. For use by the Scottish Ministers on administrative costs and operational costs; costs of providing continuing services to the Scottish Parliament; costs associated with the functions of the Queen's Printer for Scotland

9. For use by the Scottish Ministers and the Keeper of the Records of Scotland (through the National Archives of Scotland) on administrative costs and operational costs (including the conversion of the sasine records to digital images)

10. For use by the Scottish Ministers (through the Scottish Executive Finance and Central Services Department) on running and capital costs of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency; revenue support grants and payment of non-domestic rates in Scotland; other local authority grants and special grants relating to council tax and spend-to-save scheme; other services including payments under the Bellwin scheme covering floods, storms and other emergencies; expenditure on committees, commissions and other departmental services; grants to the Civic Forum; expenditure [F31and grant assistance] in relation to modernising government and efficient government; [F32data sharing and standards;] international relations and development assistance; expenditure in relation to running costs of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service Inspectorate

12. For use by the Lord Advocate (through the Crown Office and the Procurator Fiscal Service) on administrative costs, including [F35the Queen’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer] fees paid to temporary procurators fiscal, witness expenses [F36victim expenses where applicable] and other costs associated with Crown prosecutions

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SCHEDULE 2SAccruing resources of the Scottish Administration which may be used without individual limit

Part 1SScottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department

1. Income of the Scottish Agricultural Science Agency (SASA) under Service Level Agreement

SASA expenditure

2. Sale of carcasses; repayment of loans under Crofting Building Loan Scheme; bond fees and insurance; receipts from the Meat and Livestock Commission under Ministerial Direction

Related rural development expenditure

3. Contributions under the superannuation scheme for the Scottish Agricultural College and Agricultural and Biological Research Institutes; rents and wayleaves; recovery of costs in connection with land drainage; fees for Common Agricultural Policy Scheme appeals; sales of produce; charges under livestock schemes; pension contributions from members of the Crofters Commission and the Deer Commission; charges for cattle passports; charges for relevant publications and statistics

Related agricultural services expenditure

4. Repayment of loans to harbour authorities; charges for relevant publications and statistics

Related fisheries expenditure

5. Charges for plant health and control work, seed and variety testing and pesticides work; sales of produce; charges for advisory visits, certifications, testing plants, animals and fish; charges for hire of equipment, publications and statistics

6. Income of SASA, FRS and SFPA from services provided to external customers

SASA, FRS and SFPA expenditure

7. Sale of research results and publications; charges for licences under the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985

Expenditure on environmental services

8. Repayment of loans

Expenditure on Scottish Water

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Part 3SScottish Executive Education Department

1. Recovery of costs from local authorities in respect of self-governing schools

Expenditure on education services

2. Recovery of costs from HM Inspectors of Education

Expenditure on education services

3. Recovery of costs from Youthlink

Expenditure on education services

4. Income from admissions and retail at monuments operated by Historic Scotland and external partnership funding for capital projects

Expenditure on tourism and culture

5. Income from sales and grants in respect of the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland

Expenditure on tourism and culture

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Part 5SScottish Executive Health Department

1. Charges to private patients; income generation schemes; charges for the processing of plasma for the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Northern Ireland; handling charges for blood products; sales of antibodies and related products; repayments of Project 2000 bursaries; National Insurance contributions

3. Sales of publications; fees for conferences and courses; royalties from projects developed with departmental assistance; sales of vitamin drops and tablets at national health service clinics; other miscellaneous income

Expenditure on other health services

4. Income from fees charged by the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care

Expenditure on community care

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Part 6SScottish Executive Justice Department

1. Superannuation contributions for police officers on secondment to the Scottish Police College (SPC); charges for students from outwith Scottish Police Forces; charges for use of SPC for various activities

Expenditure of the SPC

2. Contributions made by the Scottish Police Federation to the cost of salaries, etc. of their secretary and chairman; receipts from fixed penalty notices

Expenditure on police services

3. Income from sale of prison-manufactured goods, services and other industries income; various income including income from land and buildings

Expenditure of the Scottish Prison Service

4. General income of the [F50Scottish Fire Services College] , including that from fire-related and other organisations which use the [F51college's] teaching and conference facilities on a repayment basis

7. Income from cinematography exemption certificate fees and criminal statistics and other miscellaneous receipts

Miscellaneous expenditure

8. Fees for civil cases; rent from minor occupiers

Expenditure of the Scottish Court Service

9. Income from sequestration

Expenditure on the Accountant in Bankruptcy

[F5310. Income from criminal record checks carried out by Disclosure Scotland

Expenditure on police services]

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Part 7SScottish Executive (Administration)

1. Payments from departments outwith the Scottish Executive for professional services; income from the Statistical Office of the European Union; discounts; recoveries of legal costs; income from payment for services and recovery of other costs; New Deal income; profit from sale of surplus capital assets; recoveries from the National Insurance Fund; repayments of loans made to members of staff for house purchase; rent from minor occupiers; European Fast Stream income

Scottish Executive core departments running costs

2. Recoveries of salaries and other expenses of outward seconded and loaned staff; recoveries of salaries of staff assigned to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Agency (CICA)

Expenditure on outward seconded and loaned staff and staff assigned to CICA

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Part 8SRegistrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland

1. Income from sales of records services; royalties from sales on the Internet; reapportioned income from minor occupiers

Expenditure on Records Enterprise

2. Income from sales of records services; reapportioned income from minor occupiers

Registration expenditure

3. Income from Scottish Executive for running the National Health Service Central Register; income from sales of information by National Health Service Central Register; income from sales of vital statistics; reapportioned income from minor occupiers

Expenditure on vital events and national health service

4. Income from sales of Census and other geographical information; sales of population statistics; reapportioned income from minor occupiers

Expenditure on Census and population statistics

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Part 9SKeeper of the Records of Scotland

1. Fees and other income for the issue of photocopy orders; professional searchers contract fees; inspection fees; microfilm and digital imaging services; sale of publications; income from conservation and specialist services; income from Registers of Scotland Executive Agency Register Archives Collection

Running costs of the National Archives of Scotland

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Part 10SScottish Executive Finance and Central Services Department

2. Income in respect of legal costs recovered by the Local Government Boundary Commission

Payments to the Local Government Boundary Commission

3. Administration charges in respect of services undertaken by the Scottish Public Pensions Agency

Running costs of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency

4. Recovery of grant awarded to councils under the Bellwin scheme covering floods, storms, and other emergencies

Expenditure on floods, storms and other emergencies

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1. Contributions in respect of teachers' and national health service superannuation

Expenditure on teachers' and national health service superannuation

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Part 12SCrown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

1. Fees charged for administering the estates of persons who die intestate and without known heirs; ultimus haeres; sale of Statute Amendments; income from the sale of waste paper and obsolete office machinery; minor occupancy income; minor miscellaneous income; profit on sale of surplus capital assets

Running costs of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

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SCHEDULE 3SDirect-funded bodies

(introduced by section 2)

Purpose

Amount of resources other than accruing resources

Type of accruing resources

Amount of accruing resources

1. For use by the Forestry Commissioners in or as regards Scotland on the promotion of forestry in Scotland, including support to the private sector for planting of new forest and woodlands, replanting after felling and maintenance grants for improvements; regulating forestry activity through the application of forest management standards and felling controls; managing the Forestry Commission's forests in Scotland including measures to support the development of the recreational and educational potential of those forests, to provide access to those forests, to improve the environmental, conservation and amenity values of those forests; maximising the financial returns on the assets of the national forests in Scotland through wood production and by developing the commercial opportunities; administrative costs

2. For use by the Food Standards Agency in or as regards Scotland on administrative and operational costs, including research, monitoring and surveillance and public information and awareness relating to food safety and standards; the Meat Hygiene Service

3. For use by the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body on ongoing costs associated with the administration and operation of the Scottish Parliament; payments in respect of the functions of the Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner, the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, the Scottish Information Commissioner and the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland; [F62and the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland;] any other payments relating to the Scottish Parliament

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SCHEDULE 4SAccruing resources of direct-funded bodies which may be used without individual limit

(introduced by section 2)

Part 1SForestry Commissioners

Overall amount: £100

Type of accruing resources

Purpose

1. Recoveries of grants; repayments by staff of loans and other recoverable expenses; miscellaneous income from sales of publications, training courses etc.

Policy, regulatory and grant-giving functions

Part 2SFood Standards Agency

Overall amount: £100

Type of accruing resources

Purpose

1. Recovery of costs from Radioactive Site Operators in relation to the Food Standards Agency's role in assessing the impact of proposed radioactive waste disposal authorisations on the food chain; income from sale of publications and income generation schemes

Expenditure of the Food Standards Agency in or as regards Scotland

2. Income from industry levied charges in respect of statutory veterinary services and inspections undertaken by the Meat Hygiene Service

Expenditure of the Food Standards Agency in or as regards Scotland in supporting the provision of the Meat Hygiene Service

Part 3SScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

1. Broadcasting income; gifts; income from commercial sales and other services provided to the public

Expenditure on administrative costs of the Scottish Parliament

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Part 4SAudit Scotland

1. Fees and charges for audit work; recoveries of costs associated with the functions of the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission for Scotland; miscellaneous income from publications, conferences, provision of administrative services etc.; recoveries of costs of seconded staff; repayments of staff loans; recoveries of car leasing payments; interest received on working balances

Expenditure of Audit Scotland, the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission for Scotland

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